Now the one sown among the thorns #– #this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
1 Corinthians 7:32 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I want you to be without concerns. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord #– #how he may please the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My desire is to have you free from all anxiety and distressing care. The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord–how he may please the Lord; American Standard Version (1901) But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord: Common English Bible I want you to be free from concerns. A man who isn’t married is concerned about the Lord’s concerns—how he can please the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version But I would prefer you to be without worry. Whoever is without a wife is worried about the things of the Lord, as to how he may please God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. |
Now the one sown among the thorns #– #this is one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
but the worries of this age, the deceitfulness , of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care about the sheep.
But the married man is concerned about the things of the world #– #how he may please his wife #– #
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
The widow who is truly in need and left all alone has put her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers;